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 121 STAT. 1398

PUBLIC LAW 110–134—DEC. 12, 2007

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‘‘(A) training in basic child development (including cognitive, social, and emotional development); ‘‘(B) assistance in developing literacy and communication skills; ‘‘(C) opportunities to share experiences with other parents (including parent-mentor relationships); ‘‘(D) health services, including information on maternal depression; ‘‘(E) regular in-home visitation; or ‘‘(F) any other activity designed to help such parents become full partners in the education of their children. ‘‘(7) Provide, with respect to each participating family, a family needs assessment that includes consultation with such parents (including foster parents, grandparents, and kinship caregivers, where applicable), in a manner and language that such parents can understand (to the extent practicable), about the benefits of parent involvement and about the activities described in this subsection in which such parents may choose to be involved (taking into consideration their specific family needs, work schedules, and other responsibilities). ‘‘(8) Consider providing services to assist younger siblings of children participating in its Head Start program to obtain health services from other sources. ‘‘(9) Perform community outreach to encourage individuals previously unaffiliated with Head Start programs to participate in its Head Start program as volunteers. ‘‘(10)(A) Inform custodial parents in single-parent families that participate in programs, activities, or services carried out or provided under this subchapter about the availability of child support services for purposes of establishing paternity and acquiring child support. ‘‘(B) Refer eligible parents to the child support offices of State and local governments. ‘‘(11) Provide to parents of limited English proficient children outreach and information, in an understandable and uniform format and, to the extent practicable, in a language that the parents can understand. ‘‘(12) Provide technical and other support needed to enable parents and community residents to secure, on their own behalf, available assistance from public and private sources. ‘‘(13) Promote the continued involvement of the parents (including foster parents, grandparents, and kinship caregivers, as appropriate) of children that participate in Head Start programs in the education of their children upon transition of their children to school, by working with the local educational agency— ‘‘(A) to provide training to the parents— ‘‘(i) to inform the parents about their rights and responsibilities concerning the education of their children; and ‘‘(ii) to enable the parents— ‘‘(I) to understand and work with schools in order to communicate with teachers and other school personnel; ‘‘(II) to support the schoolwork of their children; and

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